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with previous studies of subjective wellbeing, show that, apart from income, the state of health, not being unemployed, and … progress with wellbeing in general, or what seems to matter for wellbeing—health, being employed and social contacts-- beyond …
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As its workforce ages and major economies shift towards producing higher value-added goods and services, New Zealand will face increasing challenges to remain globally competitive and maintain high living standards. Future growth will need to come increasingly from productivity gains, and...
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and fees. Welfare assistance has also evolved: a minimum living allowance has been introduced in urban and more recently … inequality across provinces show that, if migration is taken into account, disparities are markedly less, and have tended to …
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goals in re-distribution and social welfare, encourage employment, accommodate business-competitiveness concerns and … more revenue from the Goods and Services Tax. The report also advises caution in some recent welfare-reform proposals, and … advocates broad support for business rather than targeted subsidies and other forms of corporate welfare. As regards …
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goals in re-distribution and social welfare, recognise the influence taxation has on businesses’ competitiveness and …
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-tested minimum income. Sustaining universal access to good health care is also essential. Well-designed activation policies are …
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Countries differ widely with respect to the level of labour income inequality among individuals of working age. Labour income inequality is shaped by differences in wage rates, hours worked and inactivity rates. Individual labour income inequality is the main driver of household market income...
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Welfare-to-work measures are a central theme of Israel’s labour and social policies to tackle relative poverty, which …
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Urbanisation in China has long been held back by various restrictions on land and internal migration but has taken off … families to education, health and other social services must continue to improve, in particular via further changes to the …
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) and fostering migration, notably of skilled workers. The significant ageing-related decline in the labour force …
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